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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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